Sussex is set for a memorable summer of women’s cricket following the announcement that The 1st Central County Ground, Hove will host two major matches in 2018. On Tuesday 12th June, England’s World Cup winners will be in town for a day/night Royal London ODI against South Africa. The midsummer affair will see the likes
As the women’s Ashes builds towards an exciting climax, the England and Wales Cricket Board today announced the summer 2018 international fixtures for the World Cup winning England women’s team. One year on from lifting the trophy on an historic day in front of a packed house at Lord’s, England will face World Cup semi-finalists
Australia chased down England’s total of 132/9 to win the first T20 and with it retain the Women’s Ashes. England recovered from a perilous 16/4 to post a competitive target but Beth Mooney’s unbeaten 86 inspired the hosts to a six-wicket win. It means that Australia go 8-4 up in the multi-format series points tally, an unassailable
Tens of thousands of boys and girls have played cricket for the first time this summer thanks to All Stars Cricket. More than 37,000 kids aged five to eight took part in year one of the programme in over 1,500 centres across England and Wales. The programme has successfully introduced new families to the game
Half centuries from Heather Knight, Tammy Beaumont and Sarah Taylor help England to their first win of the Women’s Ashes series. It was a case of third time lucky for England as they got over the line in the final ODI of the Women’s Ashes series, winning by 20 runs (DLS) and keeping alive their hopes of
Australia triumphed under the lights at Coffs Harbour to take the second ODI of the Women’s Ashes and go 4-0 up in points in the multi-format series. Having opted to bowl first England struggled to make regular breakthroughs and Australia were able initially to set a promising platform, and eventually an imposing total of 296-6.
The following England Women’s Pathway squads have been selected on ECB programmes designed to support the players in taking the next steps on their journey towards international cricket. Both groups will be attending a series of camps over the winter and playing a number of competitive matches in the summer to enhance their development and
Australia took the first points of the Women’s Ashes series with a close-fought two-wicket win in the ODI opener in Brisbane. A fine innings from Alex Blackwell did the job for Australia as they won the first ODI in the Women’s Ashes, and went 2-0 up in the points tally for the multi-format series. Blackwell
Organised by Opening Boundaries (a charity looking to inspire and empower women and girls through sport), the UK Armed Forces Women’s cricket team have recently participated in a successful tour of Kenya to support Women in Sport and assist in delivering their “Bowling Out Domestic Violence” campaign. The tour comes at an opportune time as
The heroes of the grassroots game were recognised for their efforts at the 15th NatWest OSCAs at Lord’s yesterday (9 October). Volunteers travelled from far and wide to Lord’s for a day recognising the hard work and dedication of all of those who help make sure that club cricket continues to thrive. England stars Stuart
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